Letter from Edith Hoyt, Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Bliss and copy of response from Mrs. Bliss, November 25, 1940 and January 18, 1941 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Edith Hoyt to Mildred Bliss dated November 25th, 1940. Hoyt tells Mildred Bliss "It was most kind of you to send for the pictures, and there is no hurry about returning them. I only wish I could have put into them the peace and poetry which I experienced in your garden and even a little of the joy I had in painting them. I appreciate more than I can say your graciousness in giving me this great pleasure, and something beyond that, something intangible which refreshed my spirit. With warm thanks, believe me, dear Mrs. Bliss." Copy of typescript response from Mildred Bliss to Miss Edith Hoyt says "It mortifies me to think how long ago it was that you gave us the pleasure if [of] seeing your charming pictures of the garden at Dumbarton Oaks, but you will understand, of course, that this was a difficult and harrassed period for me and will forgive the delay of my thanks. I am so glad you enjoyed painting in the garden and envy you the facility to translate your moods into colors. With many friendly messages and with the hope that this dark new year ahead may deal kindly with you."
Dates
- Creation: November 25, 1940 and January 18, 1941
Language of Materials
Materials chiefly in English with a few items in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, or Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
23 boxes (Approximately 2632 items including correspondence, expense reports, invoices, estimates, deposit records, book lists, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and plant lists.)Creator
- From the Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1940- (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
Dumbarton Oaks holds archival collections in its Rare Book Collection, Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, and the Dumbarton Oaks Archives. The collections include: the papers of noteworthy scholars in the three fields that Dumbarton Oaks supports (Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape); image collections depicting objects or sites of topical interest to scholars in the three fields; Beatrix Farrand’s personal archive of letters and original drawings that document the development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden; and institutional records and architectural plans and drawings documenting the history of Dumbarton Oaks. For more information about hours and to make an appointment to consult any of the collections listed here, please fill out the request form: https://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/schedule-an-appointment